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the chinese forts at pei tang, which dominated a key railway. they arrived too late to take part in the battle, but were involved in the attack on the fortress at pao @ - @ ting fu, where the chinese government was believed to have found asylum after peking was captured by western forces. the victorians joined a force of 7 @, @ 500 men on a ten @ - @ day march to the fort, once again only to find that it had already surrendered. the victorians then garrisoned tientsin and the new south wales contingent undertook garrison duties in peking. hmcs protector was mostly used for survey, transport,